Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite

Overview
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Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
The Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite empowers teams to ideate, plan, design, build, and launch game-changing solutions from a shared infinite canvas.
$0
per month
Pricing
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
Individual
$9
per month per user
Team
$10
per month per user (3 user minimum)
Enterprise
.
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
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Community Pulse
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Considered Both Products
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Compared to draw.io, Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is so much better with a more superior user experience and far better collaboration features.
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
We used the free draw.io version. It mostly focuses on cloud architecture diagraming, but it did not meet our needs. In comparison, Lucid is a way more complete solution that can be used across many teams and use cases.
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Lucid works best for us because the kind of brings everything together in one place. compared to tools like miro or Microsoft Visio, we don't have to switch between apps for brainstorming and diagramming. its easy to use, collaborative, and fits nicely with the tools we already …
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Easiness of use, mainly, and fast response.
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
It is not a direct comparison, but both are different uses and specializations. A particular regard for visuals, select Lucid visual due to its competitive, easy-to-use. Examples like process P&ID, Simple process flow diagram, etc.
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
They're very similar platforms, with only minor differences between them. We consolidated platforms in the organization because we were using both Miro and Lucid, and we picked the one that the other teams used more.
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
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Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
It does what i need it to do. I don't need functions I'm not going to use. I also can't afford to spend a lot (especially when it's not what I want anyway). Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite was the way to go and well worth the money. I never give out 10 out of 10 reviews.
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Compared to other products, Lucidchart is simple, easy and powerful to use
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is more modern, Visio seems clunky to me.
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Much easier to use, support for mermaid diagram and code, better collaboration, easy to connect components and orientation and boxing together
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
In my opinion, Smartsheet doesn't have nearly the same great tools to diagramming and project management. Pricewise they were comparable so picking Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite was the easiest pick.
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
I think that many of these tools are great, I use Lucidchart because that's what our company uses. I think Lucidchart is better than draw.io. Canva and Figma are different use cases (for me) than Lucid Visual Collab. Figma I would go to for UI design, while Canva for me is …
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Draw.io is probably the closest but not as slick an experience and less collaborative tools (as of when I last used them).

Miro/Canva/Figma/Powerpoint can all mimic the functionality but are not explicitly designed for flow charting so you're fighting the UI as they want to do …
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
While all of the other platforms we have evaluated and some we even use, Lucid has it's own unique solution and aesthetic that we find to work well for us for many of our different deliverables. There is no "One-App-Does-All" solution out there, however, when it comes to …
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Based on my personal experience, Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is head and shoulders above any other competitor. Canva is good, but not intuitive at all. Miro is good as well, but not nearly as appealing and still lacks some of the logical functions that LucidSpark has. I’ve …
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is the best in class for documenting anything technical. It has all the templates you would need to represent anything from AWS, Microsoft as well as workflows for business processes. Other tools might cover just one of each of these things, but …
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Is similar & cheaper.
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
No experience with similar projects
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Simplicity - I don't need to build complex things, so Lucidchart is the perfect tool as it allows to build and share processes very quickly.
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
I've used Visio for block diagramming before, but using Lucid is like having google suite and Microsoft 365 in one. We get to make all of our block diagrams as easily as visio, but we get the collaboration and sharing functionality that comes with google suite. It stacks up …
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
I usually use excalidraw for more ad hoc realtime visualizations, but I usually use Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite charts when I need to work on a visualization to present in a document / presentation
User Ratings
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(1160 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.9
(1129 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(886 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
Lucid Software
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is effective for process documentation and knowledge sharing across teams. For us, we used it to map out individual roles and specific tasks within each role to create clear and visual workflows that others can follow at any time. A key scenario where it works well in our business for business continuity during absences another colleague can pick up the role by following the process on Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite with minimal disruption. The visual diagrams are easy to understand and a written document.
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Pros
Lucid Software
  • Large number of predefined charts, diagrams, flows
  • A great repository of various symbols and objects
  • The easiness of using and manipulating objects and shapes. There is a lot of auto-editing and adjusting which the software does for you which saves a lot of your time.
  • Easy way of duplicating shapes.
  • While working with the app everything feels organic and natural. You don't get the clunky/limited feeling which happens with some other similar apps.
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Cons
Lucid Software
  • The sign in page could use some help. When I first signed up, it was really difficult to login, unless I was logged into the perfect Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite software. It doesn’t seem to have a route to get people to the right place if you’re in the wrong place.
  • It’s nearly impossible to move content off of the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite if you’re looking to get your content into a different platform.
  • Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite requires frequent updates and refreshes of the pages (at least daily).
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Usability
Lucid Software
The usability of Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is bar none and incomparable to any other tool used in the past. There is such a vast offering that covers all the needs of any user in industries far and wide. It is no doubt that this is a firm recommendation for anyone and everyone to utilize this tool for all their needs.
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Support Rating
Lucid Software
I would rate the overall support for Lucidchart as a 9. The support provided is generally robust and responsive. Their help center, tutorials, and webinars offer extensive resources for users. The ticket-based support system is effective, providing timely resolutions to most issues. Moreover, they actively gather user feedback, demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement
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Alternatives Considered
Lucid Software
Lucidchart is well beyond Microsoft Visio and is constantly improving. Visio is pretty much stagnant and hasn't been improved for several years, Lucid is constantly adding new functionality like AI powered functions and tools. We have no reason to pay for Visio licenses when Lucid can provide so much more for less.
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Return on Investment
Lucid Software
  • Though I can't necessarily provide hard numbers, I can confidently say that Lucidchart has saved countless hours for myself and my teams as we don't need to try to develop some type of complex diagram using markup or any kind of code.
  • I have previously been able to build a complete ERD using Lucidchart in a past position, which the company never had before. It ended up being used by countless teams in the company and ultimately in a large-scale data stack migration effort.
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ScreenShots

Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite Screenshots

Screenshot of how Lucid helps teams to clarify complexity, align their insights.Screenshot of where information can be imported, exported, and shared whenever and wherever it is needed.Screenshot of how Lucidchart offers secure intelligent diagramming that is built for teams.